Zimbabwe: Court frees Zimra duo on bribery charges

A Harare magistrate on Monday set-free two senior officials from the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) charged with criminal abuse of authority on lack of sufficient evidence.

Zimra’s case against Tafara Gumede and Obriel Tozivepi collapsed before magistrate Victoria Mashamba, leaving her with no option but to set the duo free.

It was the state’s case that Gumede and Tozivepi had, during the course of their duties, raided bus-operator Megalink Transport on suspicion of tax evasion but did not submit a report to their seniors.